Cowboys fall short in title game

Underdog Madison County turns in strong performance

11:33 PM,
Dec. 8, 2012

Madison's Deonshay Wells, 29, tries to outrun defender Quincy Wilson as the Madison County High Cowboys meet the University School Sun's from Fort Lauderdale for the Class 3A State Football Championship in Orlando, FL., on Saturday Dec., 8, 2012.

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While Madison County football players were consoling each other, head coach Mike Coe jogged off to meet his counterpart Roger Harriot of Fort Lauderdale University School for the traditional post-game handshake Saturday afternoon.

Harriot was about five yards way, looking Coe in the eyes, shaking his head when they grasped each other's hand. The words they exchanged were barely audible, but it was clear that the first word out of Harriot's mouth was, "Wow."

Harriot couldn't have summed up the Cowboys' performance any better. ...